Hi! I’m Amanda Bryant, a Modern Day Medicine Woman who has been consciously practicing shamanism and tantra for almost 15 years. I bring sensuality, pleasure, play, and the mind-body-spirit-soul connection to my work and swirl in a touch of magic through ceremony and ritual. I’m also mom to my teen son, Jagger, who has been one of the greatest teachers on my journey.

I spent years practicing tenets of shamanism and playing with my spiritual gifts without even realizing it when I was practicing Christianity in evangelical churches in my teens and early to mid-twenties. Then, not long before my son was born, 17 years ago, I was guided to leave the church and continue an even more embodied relationship with Spirit. This is when I began more consciously incorporating shamanism, tantra, meditation, and consciousness practices into my daily routine. Just after Jagger’s birth I found myself deeply desiring more pleasure in my life and on the verge of divorce. Recognizing I wanted MORE, I began working with my mentor, who helped me further hone my abilities to go inward, more consciously experience sensuality, notice subtle energy shifts, engage life with curiosity, and appreciate the power of polarity. Through my work with her I soared to new states of bliss and turned my pleasure practice all the way the fuck up. Then, about a year later, she introduced me to another practitioner who assisted me in taking my consciousness and embodiment practices even further, mindfully tuning into my body to receive the guidance of my soul. With these practices now part of my day to day, divinely guided pleasure and play became my way of life.

After practicing these techniques and living in my bliss for another year or two I became extremely ill and almost simultaneously recounted a childhood sexual trauma…

Life after trauma can be difficult. Days, months, or years may pass before we realize that we are being affected; going through life with unconscious triggers and mysterious illnesses. Then, we wake up. We realize that trauma is at the root of our pain and even if it feels there is no way through, there is hope. In this post I share a bit about my journey and a few tools that help me navigate.

This week I thought I’d step away from all the deep stuff and keep it light with EOs. By now you probably know that I love using essential oils to help me stay dysautonomia strong and often lean on them for pain management too. BUT, did you know that I also like to use my EOs for fun, self exploration, and real life shit?! One of my biggest beliefs is that life should be full of joy.. even when going through the hard shit. No matter what my day looks like I aim to create moments of light and gratitude throughout and I often use essential oils to help me do that. So, today I want to share a few of my favorite ways to use these little guys for that extra oomph. P. S. they make great holiday gifts too!

It seems that everywhere I turn I hear “I’m so busy!” These days people seem busier than ever and in my observation all this busy-ness doesn't seem to be contributing to increased happiness; just the opposite. As work and community demands increase we must learn to say yes to what really matters and no to everything else. We’ll always have obligations that we don’t enjoy, so what I want to ask is this.. Are you making room for the things you do?

Whether you deal with something as extreme as gastroparesis or are simply looking for ways to tame tummy troubles I’ve got you covered. While I’ve been pretty open about my struggles with gastroparesis I haven’t shared my full story and today I’m diving in. Read on to hear what got my attention, how I was diagnosed, what’s helped me the most, how I’ve somewhat tamed the beast, and what I do in a flare. You’ll even learn how you can create a new relationship with your stomach, including a little tidbit that may just help you enjoy your food even more - no guilt allowed! I’m so excited to be sharing all of these nuggets with you. Don’t wait, find out more now!